Daily Republican., 1887-01-14

For . moment Dot stands like on,
psralyzed, then she shrieks aloud:
ss6wim . little to the right You
viii be well out Of the current, anG
He lifts his head, with an expression
OF agony upon his face, and across thu
rushing waters their eyes met for q
moment.
Il have broken limb, l think" hs
gasps, fecbly.
his head falls again, and with q
groan Of horror, Dot can see that he II
iainting.
She can swim like a fish; she can
manage boat Ike fisherman; she
Chances about now for the old skif
u ually anchored near, and at length
her eycs TALL upon ii.
A few moments later, and she Is in
the boat, and rowing for dear life In
the direction Of the drowning man.
1t 10 impossible for her TO get him,
crippled and half faintingv into the
boat without assistance.
She succeeds, afte- time, ia fassen-
ing the boat chain to his arm, and &c
h4ous>bSs W. hcCP uiku' buOhts
The moments come and 20, but
SIN she sits there Ia the boat, and still
no help comes.
iark! what is thai. Away of
across the green cornields Goats .
shrih whistle, clear ear splitting
whistle.
Dot recognizes ii, and hope forth
with springs up into her heart.
"Pm sure" she mutters, spite1ully.
al don't want to DRIFT ON down the
river with this interesting stranger
like Elaine upon her barge, and pass
the old house where Mt. Walsing
! ham"-intense disgust" awaits me.
Thets Fred's whistle, and | doubt
not he is In pursuit of met
She purses up her red lips, and gives
vent TO q vigorous hallol A strange,
unearthly cry, which is evidently I'm :
dcrstood AZ once 10 mean danger, and
to contain an appeal for help. Fred
Bellamy's whlstling ceases, he gives
one loud answering shout, sad direct
ly makes his appearance upon the
river bank. He takes in he whole
scene at a glance.
"Whewl Running away with the
young man whether he will or mol
Dot! Dot! l didn't. think that of
you"
But all the time Fred is divesting
himself Of unnecessary clothing, and
now springs into the water. A few
vigorous strokes and ne has reached
the boats side.
Once in the skiff, the two, strong
and brave, succeed in getting the
slight form OF the now quite uncon.
scious man into the boat; and then
their progress is rapid toward the
shore. Safely moored, Dot springs
out.
1 will send old Dan right downg'
81 stys, hastily. VOC stay here with
him, Fred-I'm of %
Aud she bounds away with the speed
OF deer.
Having dispatched nan with o
horse aud wagon To Fred's assisi snce,
DOTS duty Ia done, and she must go
home to meet Mr.. WAIsingham. 5ne
sips into the house, quite guilty., aud
up 20 her own room.
Half an hour later, o radiant vision
49, " AAto - uuu DluS EAoDuub, sue
Rlides down stairs and enters the pa i
lor. It Ia empty--quitel With a sigh
OF relief sac turns lust In tlme to see u
wagon comm slowly up the drive to|
the mouse. Fred, very wet and wild
looking, is W skiing at its side; old Dan
10 driving slo Fly.
The whole story leaks ont little
10 or. Dot b IS saved Mr.. Arthur Wa.-)
81 1ham's lite-no doubt upon tn It
question. He had imprudently at
tsmpted TO cross tue river In an unsafe
boa 10 was overturned In the sw,Itest
part Of q current: o fl Eating log struck
one limb. and disabled him, and but for
Dot'e opporiune arrival upon tho scsne
he might have persisted.
Imagine Dots as.oDishment TO find
old Mr.. Walsingham q handsome man
o. perhaps thirty Ave.
Ashamed OF her foolish plejud Toe, she
proceeds to install herself ASSISTANT
nurse, for her mot ler takes charge oil
the Injured man az once. Days and
weeks roll by. and still Mr.. walsing
ham fnds 1t impossible to tsar himself
away from the Bellamy's old brown
house.
And how numerically Fed does
tsase torment his sister, when att
le1Rth the engagem snt Is form ally anil
nounced.
Thought you vowel and svore you
wouldn't marry himl' cries Fred; "he
was old and ugly and mean, and-and
-evsrythinel That was the story you
told them, Do: BellAuiy, and an awful
little cheat you are"
YES" says Dot dem urely; s'butI
there are always two sides to u story,
and this Is the other side. l never
dreamed then that could lose him
but now do not see how could possi-
bly, help it!'
Fred shrugs his shoulders character
istically, as he turns away.
Pretty far Ronei" he calculates
well, she's q dear girl, and deserves
to DO happy-God bless her!"
Old Point Comfort In Winter.
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